LITHIA SPRINGS, GA – After two trucks collided on I-20, one of them overturned and hit a tree line, injuring one of the drivers on Monday. Atlanta News First said this collision happened around 7:15 a.m. near Thornton Road. Since the overturned tanker truck leaked diesel fuel, it took crews nearly all day to clean […]
ELDORADO, GA – During rainy weather on Thursday, a big rig driver lost control of their truck, leading it to jackknife and hit a fire truck on I-75. Georgia State Patrol told WALB that this collision happened at milepost 55. The fire truck, which had activated emergency lights, was initially responding to a truck that […]
PERRY, GA – A firefighter operating a Houston County fire truck engine and others on board were unharmed after their truck rolled over before 6 p.m. Wednesday. This collision happened at Carroll Street and Main Street when the driver was on their way to assist with an RV crash, when suddenly they lost control of […]
BRUNSWICK, GA – A 76-year-old man driving a sedan passed away upon colliding with a Waste Management trash truck in the 2300 block of Highway 341 along Orange Park Friday. Houston County Fire Rescue told 13WMAZ that this crash happened after 12 p.m. They said the sedan driver, Walter Cornelius Wells, died at the scene […]
FOREST PARK, GA – Police are investigating the circumstances behind what led a semi-truck to overturn on its side and crash on the I-75 South shoulder last Thursday. According to Atlanta News First, this crash was reported before 12:30 p.m., and police and Georgia Department of Transportation crews shut down two lanes to accommodate the […]
MACON, GA – Authorities shut down I-475 North along Zebulon Road after a truck with a boom cane supposedly struck the overpass, 13WMAZ revealed. Georgia Department of Transportation crews said all lanes should reopen by 2:15 p.m. At this time, officials advise travelers in the area to avoid the area or seek alternative routes to […]
ATLANTA, GA – A driver managed to escape injuries after their trash truck sideswiped the Mount Vernon Bridge overpass near I-285 Wednesday, Atlanta News First. The exact circumstances behind Wednesday’s collision are unknown, with authorities only confirming that the truck was in a “raised position” when it came into contact with the bridge. Upon arrival, […]
MACON, GA – When a Swift transportation tractor-trailer collided with a maroon Acura MDX, it claimed the life of the car driver and injured the truck driver and 9-year-old child Sunday. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office did not tell 13WMAZ who was at fault or specify the events leading up to this wreck but did […]
RINCON, GA – First responders rushed a semi-truck driver and a car driver to a hospital after their vehicles collided at the Highway 21 and Ebenezer Road junction Tuesday. For the time being, authorities shut down the area to accommodate the investigation and scene clearance process and then lifted the closure by 8 p.m., WTOC […]
SHAWNEE, GA – A log truck rolled over after colliding with a Toyota on Tuesday night, injuring two people, WTOC revealed. This collision happened at the Georgia 21 and Shawnee Road junction. The log truck driver was spared from injuries, while the Toyota driver was transported via an ambulance to Memorial Hospital. First responders said […]